This kind of governance has ruined the country before, and, given the chance, it will ruin it again.
The prospect of Labour, the oldest party in the state, being entirely wiped out at the next election is now firmly on the table.
Don’t be surprised if a good few retiring Fine Gael TDs, by the way, end up with new jobs in the NGO sector once the next election is over.
Independents and Others have intrinsic value, but very often votes parked in that column are votes that are really saying “I have nothing and nobody to vote for”.
It’s just one poll, but this is the best news the party has had in some time.
Sinn Fein face a much steeper climb to power than is presently being assumed.
Trusting the old ways of lobbying and influencing politics may well be the downfall of rural Ireland
Everywhere you turn, progressivism holds sway. And yet, the youth are still upset.
With the departure of Richard Bruton, and his generation, we may well be entering an era of shorter political careers, more radical policy shifts, and more volatile elections.
you’d be foolish to bet heavily against our current crop of Ministers, minus maybe the Greens, getting another go at this.
in a more relaxed setting, politicians were obviously and perhaps understandably more open to expressing, and considering, a wider range of views.
“middle class people in Ireland don’t protest about money, they only protest about do-gooder stuff”